Written by Iona Fyfe, commissioned by Stonehaven Folk Club as part of ‘Sense of The Place’. Produced by award-winning multi-instrumentalist Mike Vass. Download/stream: https://listen.scot/iflf Lady Finella assasinated King Kenneth II of Scotland, to avenge his killing of her son. Finella, born in the year 950 AD was the daughter of Cuncar, Mormaer of Angus, a […]
Wonderful by Kinnaris Quintet
This Too is the stunning second album from award-winning Scottish trad group Kinnaris Quintet, due for release on Wednesday 4 May. The highly-anticipated record builds on the group’s signature style of intricate traditional melodies underpinned by driving rhythm. The Glasgow-based act burst onto the scene in 2017, releasing their debut album Free One to critical […]
Green Light Set by Brìghde Chaimbeul, Ross Ainslie and Steven Byrnes
Multi award-winning Skye piper Brìghde Chaimbeul, acclaimed Scottish traditional musician and composer Ross Ainslie and Irish guitarist and drummer Steven Byrnes Haberlin have teamed up on the collaborative album LAS. Out Friday 2 September, the self-penned instrumental album is the first album of double C smallpipies to be released in the world. LAS was recorded […]
Wind Rose by Jocelyn Pettit
‘Wind Rose’ is the title track of fiddle player Jocelyn Pettit’s third album. Composed after returning to Canada from living in Glasgow, it is an uplifting opener symbolizing the start of a journey. A ‘wind rose’ is a nautical compass for reading the direction of the winds, and a metaphor for the visible and invisible […]
Ajastaika by Simon Thoumire and David McGuinness
Ajastaika by Veera Kuisma Fiddler and pianist Veera Kuisma plays with the Finnish trio ALDA, but for some reason we decided not to listen to their version of her tune before we recorded ours. Theirs is great too. Concertina virtuoso Simon Thoumire and historical keyboard specialist David McGuinness have known each other for a very […]
Cold Iron by Mike Vass
In 1937, Neil Gunn quit his job at the Customs Office in Inverness to pursue his writing career full time. The first thing he did was to sell his house and buy a boat in the North of Skye. He spent a summer sailing Scotland’s beautiful West Coast, seeking inspiration for his writing. May 2014 […]
Thig a-steach by Iain Fraser
This single Thig A-Steach is the first track off Fèis Rois album ‘Gneiss” by Iain Fraser. Fèis Rois commissioned Iain to write and record a new suite of music to celebrate the 30th anniversary of Fèis Rois nan Inbheach. The album takes its name from the ancient rocks underlying much of north-west Scotland, and draws […]
Ducks at Luss / House 108 by Tina Jordan Rees
This track is taken from ‘Beatha’ – the forthcoming debut flute and whistle album by Tina Jordan Rees. Ducks at Luss is a 7/8 tune in B minor. It’s followed by House 108 – a tune that flows between 7/8, 6/8 and 3/4, and that is dedicated to Tina’s housemates she lived with whilst studying […]
It Only Takes A Silence by Kim Edgar
I’ve released a new song which I wrote with J-P Piirainen (Finland), that I hope might be of interest to you. We began our remote collaboration on Thursday 24th February 2022, the day that Russia began a full scale invasion of Ukraine. It Only Takes A Silence reflects on our individual responsibility to respond to […]
Reels: Granny Bheag’s Pancakes, Rona MacKillop’s Reel, The Road to Cheesebay, Heather Mullet’s Wee Reel, Katie Jean Milne’s Graduations, Welcome Rosie Morton, Dougie’s Dunny and Agony in Arbroath by Kenneth MacKenzie
Performed by Kenneth I MacKenzie on harmonica with accompaniment from; Will Marshall, Marie Fielding, Rory Grindlay and Tom Oakes. All tunes composed by Kenneth I MacKenzie apart from tune 7 (CD Turnbull) and tune 8.(D. Wotherspoon). Album available from: www.caberfeidhmusic.co.uk (CD) and https://caberfeidhmusic.bandcamp.com/ (download) With his musical roots in world-class pipe bands, Kenny has been […]
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